Devon Monk Quotes

I resisted the urge to pour mouthwash in my brain.

The price for using dark magic is death, so that goes a long way toward deterring users.

Since I didn’t have a spork handy, I leaned over the sink and scooped up a palmful of cold water and pressed it against my face. There had to be a better option than a violent sporking. There had to be a way to get rid of my dad.

Instinct told me it was dangerous. I could handle dangerous. Dangerous and me went back a long way. We did lunch when dangerous was in town.

Don’t know about my knives, but my gun’s made of pain.

I think you’re possessed. Old news. Huh. Anyone I know? My dad. It’s a family issue I’m working on.

He was like an undead boomerang. A zomberang.

I doubt she likes the idea of seeing him put back in a cage. Maybe not, he said. But she knows that the Authority are the only people who might be able to help him. Or kill him, I said. That too. What is life without risk? Long? Terric laughed, a sort of high whooping that made me—and Zayvion, much to my surprise—smile. Contagious. For all he had a serious exterior, Terric was the guy you’d want to sit next to at a funny movie, just to hear him laugh.

For a brief, weird minute I felt like Dorothy in Oz, walking down the street with Terric the doubtful, Shame the brainless, and heartless Zay.

…I noticed you don’t have any self-defense training… …I can handle myself just fine. She stared at me for a long, uncomfortable moment. Finally, In the very short time I’ve known you, you have been chased, shot, robbed, stabbed, drugged, and attacked by magic. I’m still breathing, aren’t I?

Then they both smiled the exact same smile. Narcissism times two. Oh, get a room already.

I wouldn’t want you to get in the shower and then pass out or some such. How about if I help you get out of your clothes? I’m an expert in platonic undressings. He gave me that wicked smile. Give it a rest. I’m not going to strip naked in front of you, and I’d rather pee in private. Half the injuries in a home happen in the bathroom. What kind of friend would I be to let you face that kind of danger alone? I mean, sure, you walked out of death, but this is a shower. Shame. Get out of my bathroom.